Isla Fisher spotted in Margaret River ahead of CinefestOZ appearance

Australian star Isla Fisher has dazzled brightly in WA’s South West, where she is on the jury of the CinefestOz Film Festival. Fisher and husband Sacha Baron Cohen had locals talking ahead of their arrival in Busselton this weekend, with the former Home and Away actress set to pick up a screen legend prize. Fisher, 45, cut a relaxed figure as she was pictured today at Forester Estate Winery, stunning in a yellow dress and dark blazer. Her trademark beaming smile was also on show. BEN O’SHEA’S INSIDER INSIGHTS: Best known for her roles in Wedding Crashers and Confessions of a Shopaholic Fisher is going to be awarded the screen legend prize, which is given to outstanding film talent and is taking part in several events as part of the five-day festival. She will also help award this year’s $100,000 film prize. The West Live host Ben O’Shea said while Baron Cohen was not believed be attending any red carpet events, locals might still get a chance to see him. “He might sneak in through the backdoor for some events so don’t rule out a potential sighting, probably not wearing a mankini on the Busselton Jetty but don’t rule anything out at this stage,” O’Shea said. The annual festival Being dubbed one of the most star-studded CinefestOz festivals in its history and O’Shea said local film buffs could expect to see other familiar faces in town this weekend. “I just happened to bump into Miranda Otto, star of the Lord of the Rings,” he said. Fisher and Baron Cohen have been living in Sydney with their three children after leaving the US late last year due to the continuing COVID pandemic. They enjoyed a family visit to WA in April when they were spotted holidaying at Crown Towers’ luxurious Crystal Club. Fisher is understood to have arrived in Perth from NSW last week after being approved for entry through the G2G process. It is believed Fisher has come to WA for reasons other than attending CinefestOZ, which means she could be filming a new film or TV project in the State. The couple is understood to have quarantined for two weeks after arriving from Sydney. Last month they angered many fans after taking a boat trip in an exclusive Sydney suburb with Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied during lockdown. However, police later confirmed they did nothing wrong. “Police have reviewed the information and confirmed the activity, and the number of people in the group, complied with the PHOs (public health orders) in force at that time,” a police spokeswoman said at the time.